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NCLEX Nutrition
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nclex
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health-sciences
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nursing
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health-fitness-nutrition
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How many calories/gram is protein?
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
4 calories/gram
2 cups
decrease in total lymphocyte count
2. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
albumin levels
milk - enriched grains
prealbumin levels
protein and fat
3. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
trans fatty acid
300 cal/day increase
diet recall
4. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?
TPN total parenteral nutrition
milk - enriched grains
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
5. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
2.5 cups
diet recall
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
6. The higher the BMR a client has --
dietary approach to stop hypertension
diet recall
can consume more calories without weight gain
4 calories/gram
7. How much meat/beans should be eaten?
5.5 ounces/day
4 calories/gram
one tspn salt or less
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
8. What foods have high quality protein?
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
apple is higher risk than a pear
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
starches - sugars - and cellulose
9. Fats can lead to some medical problems
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
2.5 cups
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
10. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?
protein and fat
starches - sugars - and cellulose
milk - enriched grains
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
11. What is the function of vitamin E?
cream cheese - cream or butter
antioxidant - immune function
2.5 cups
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
12. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems
300 cal/day increase
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
essential amino acids
hemoglobin
13. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value
3 cups
diet recall
albumin levels
decrease in total lymphocyte count
14. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
atrophy or wasting of muscle
dairy and fortified foods
antioxidant - immune function
protein
15. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?
3 cups
vitamin C - citrus fruits
diet recall
starches - sugars - and cellulose
16. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency
review of systems
antioxidant - immune function
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
fats
17. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?
vitamin K
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
300 cal/day increase
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
18. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?
4 calories/gram
cream cheese - cream or butter
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
19. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
cream cheese - cream or butter
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
milk - enriched grains
20. What is the function of vitamin C?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
one tspn salt or less
low albumin levels < 3.4
rickets - osteomalacia
21. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
transferrin
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
vitamin K
22. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
300 cal/day increase
essential amino acids
23. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
atrophy or wasting of muscle
dietary approach to stop hypertension
24. What is normal albumin levels?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
4 calories/gram
25. How much sodium may be consumed per day?
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
one tspn salt or less
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
cream cheese - cream or butter
26. Sources of fats
dairy and fortified foods
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
27. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies
dairy and fortified foods
2 cups
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
protein
28. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease
18-25
diet recall
apple is higher risk than a pear
albumin levels
29. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?
cream cheese - cream or butter
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
2 cups
pregnant women or elderly
30. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet
carrots and sweet potatoes
liver and intestinal synthesis
essential amino acids
2.5 cups
31. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
carrots and sweet potatoes
transferrin
4 calories/gram
32. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
apple is higher risk than a pear
protein and fat
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
33. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?
antioxidant - wound healing - hormone synth
low albumin levels < 3.4
3 cups
vitamin K
34. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
protein
diet recall
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
decrease in total lymphocyte count
35. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
essential amino acids
pregnant women or elderly
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
36. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
500 cal/day
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
milk - enriched grains
one week period
37. What does DASH stand for?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
dairy and fortified foods
protein
dietary approach to stop hypertension
38. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
3 cups
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
apple is higher risk than a pear
39. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
18-25
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
essential amino acids
hemoglobin
40. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?
dark green - orange - drybeans
5.5 ounces/day
2.5 cups
hemoglobin
41. What is normal BMI?
one week period
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
18-25
6 oz. a day
42. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily
6 oz. a day
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
B and C
day week or month
43. When does BMR increase?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
diet recall
essential amino acids
liver and intestinal synthesis
44. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
cream cheese - cream or butter
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
45. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram
fats
18-25
6 oz. a day
fat soluble vitamins
46. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
liver and intestinal synthesis
one week period
protein
albumin levels
47. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
B and C
hemoglobin
fat soluble vitamins
one week period
48. What type of people need extra protein?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
protein
49. Where can you get more vitamin D?
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
dark green - orange - drybeans
hemoglobin
dairy and fortified foods
50. What is RDA of protein?
protein
5.5 ounces/day
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%